• Manchester United has signed a multi-year deal with Marriott International, with multi-platform marketing including access to on-field & player experiences for 120M members of the Marriott BonVoy travel program.

• PepsiCo is acquiring the CytoSport supplements brand from Hormel, which includes the Muscle Milk line.

• MLS Los Angeles Galaxy has signed a deal naming Mescal El Silencio, a specially crafted mezcal label based in Los Angeles, as an official partner for the team and its venue, Dignity Health Sports Park. The alliance, being called the first mescal deal for a pro sports team, includes a Mezcaleria El Silencio bar on the main concourse.

• MLS FC Dallas has signed a pact naming Heineken as the official import beer for the club and Toyota Stadium. The alliance also make Heineken USA a founding partner for the National Soccer Hall of Fame, which recently opened in Toyota Stadium.

• Lisa Borders, who in October resigned from her position as president for the WNBA to become president and CEO for Time’s Up, has now resigned from that position, citing family situations.

June 18, 2018: Deandre Ayton, Luka Doncic, Trae Young, Marvin Bagley III, Jaren Jackson Jr., Mo Bamba and Michael Porter Jr. will soon be members of the fraternity of NBA players, and ESPN plans to not miss any moments of their inductions.

The self-proclaimed ‘Worldwide Leader in Sports: said it plans to double its live coverage of the 2018 NBA Draft Presented By State Farm by producing two unique, simultaneous telecasts on ESPN and ESPN2 from the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, NY.

This is the 16th consecutive year ESPN has televised the NBA Draft.

The “traditional” NBA Draft telecast will air on ESPN and will feature a new commentator lineup, including host Rece Davis, NBA analyst Chauncey Billups and college basketball analyst Jay Bilas, as well as ESPN NBA Insider Adrian Wojnarowski.

Both the ESPN and the ESPN2 telecasts are available to stream via the ESPN App.

In addition, the 2018 NBA Draft will also be available on ESPN Radio with audio from the broadcast available on the ESPN App. Marc Kestecher will describe the event with analysts P.J. Carlesimo, Bob Valvano and Kara Lawson.

ESPN will also offer On The Clock live on Twitter, where David Jacoby, Ryen Russillo and Ryan Hollins will provide analysis.

The next installment of Detail, the basketball analysis and film study show from ESPN and Kobe Bryant’s Granity Studios, is expected to be available on ESPN+ in time for the NBA Draft, with a special NBA Draft-focused edition.